school bag; school satchel
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
individual; private person; personal; natural person
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
different thing; another question; different case
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
clear; precise; definite; distinct
dream for the future; hopes for the future
promotion (school, military, etc.)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
exemption; exoneration; discharge
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
private (non-governmental) school (college, university)
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
club activities; extracurricular activities
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to understand; to make out
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else